⁶ but from the beginning of the creation, a male and a female God did make them;

²⁷ And God prepareth the man in His image; in the image of God He prepared him, a male and a female He prepared them.

² a male and a female He hath prepared them, and He blesseth them, and calleth their name Man, in the day of their being prepared.

⁴ and saying, `Where is the promise of his presence? for since the fathers did fall asleep, all things so remain from the beginning of the creation;'

¹ In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth --

²⁰ And the man calleth names to all the cattle, and to fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; and to man hath not been found an helper -- as his counterpart.

²¹ And Jehovah God causeth a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he sleepeth, and He taketh one of his ribs, and closeth up flesh in its stead.

²² And Jehovah God buildeth up the rib which He hath taken out of the man into a woman, and bringeth her in unto the man;

²³ and the man saith, `This `is' the `proper' step! bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh!' for this it is called Woman, for from a man hath this been taken;

¹⁴ And ye have said, `Wherefore?' Because Jehovah hath testified between thee And the wife of thy youth, That thou hast dealt treacherously against her, And she thy companion, and thy covenant-wife.

¹⁵ And He did not make one `only', And He hath the remnant of the Spirit. And what `is' the one `alone'! He is seeking a godly seed. And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And with the wife of thy youth, None doth deal treacherously.

¹⁶ For `I' hate sending away, said Jehovah, God of Israel, And He `who' hath covered violence with his clothing, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And ye do not deal treacherously.

¹⁹ for those days shall be tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the creation that God created, till now, and may not be;